Echinacea Herbal Medicine with a Wild History /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kindscher, Kelly (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant ecology.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Anatomy/Development.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Ecology.

This work provides detailed overviews and offer new insights into the biology, life histories, cultivation, markets, legal protection, chemistry and medical use of Echinacea species. The extensively detailed maps in this text are the most accurate of any produced, based on verified herbarium records...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Uses of Echinacea angustifolia and other Echinacea species by Native Americans of the Great Plains
• Cultivation of Echinacea angustifolia and Echinacea purpurea
• Naming and Classification of Echinacea Species
• Biology and Ecology of Echinacea
• A species-by-species overview
• One Hundred Years of Echinacea Angustifolia in the Smoky Hills of Kansas
• Threats to Wild Echinacea Populations
• Research on Echinacea Species Use in Western Medicine
• The Echinacea Market
• Legal Protection of Echinacea and Other Medicinal Plant Species
• Recommendations Regarding the Conservation Status of Echinacea
• Appendix A: A Science in Action: A Model for Monitering Echinacea Populations
• Vignettes
• Index.